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Stock-Based Compensation (Details Textual)

v3.5.0.2

Stock-Based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 0.43
IncrementalStockbasedCompensationExpenseDuetoAcceleration	$ 0.4	$ 0.4
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Potential PSU attainment range		0.00%
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Potential PSU attainment range		200.00%
2014 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting schedule of equal annual installments		4 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting schedule of equal annual installments		3 years
Restricted Stock [Member] \| 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting schedule of equal annual installments		1 year

- Definition

Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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- Definition

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- Definition

The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
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